Looking for Entrepreneurs with inspiring stories

Barbara
(1 post)

Written July 03 2009

Looking for Entrepreneurs with inspiring stories

My nonprofit, LemonSpark.com, seeks to find stories from entrepreneurs who started their business because of life's lemons, such as job loss, death, illness, disaster, home loss, etc. Through these stories and social platforms on Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as ConnectedWomen, I hope to inspire, encourage, and motivate others experiencing their own lemons to start their own business. I believe that entrepreneurship offers control and relationship building opportunities at a time when people in the midst of a lemon need it most. Please email me at barbz@lemonspark.com or submit your story at www.lemonspark.com, or join the LemonSpark groups on Facebook or LinkedIn and let me know if you are willing to help heal a lot of the pain that exists right now. Thank you!

Barbara Zabawa

Dagmar
(232 posts)

Written July 05 2009

Hello Barbara,


Please take a look at the Role Models in
-Forums - Business and Security-

You might like the story from Anne Koark.

She certainly knows how to turn failure into success.

http://www.connected-women.com/en/forums/view/463/business-women-as-role-models-/

At that column our readers could introduce to us recipes from women who have coped with various challenges.
How do successful woman entrepreneurs manage to build a company long term, to lead, develop and distribute?
"WOMEN" entrepreneurs from a variety of all kinds of business groups.

I hope we will get role models from every country, every religious and ethnic background.

So please add one from USA.


Regards
Dagmar

Malin
(2 posts)

Written July 27 2009

Hi!

You have a brief version of my story at www.mastermindspeculates.com/womengoingglobal.html . I you let me know if it suits your purpuses I can write you a full story if you just give me the guidence in regards of length etc.

/Malin

Stacy
(8 posts)

Written August 03 2009

Hi,

I sent your website to a close friend who has an amazing story....I encouraged her to submit!

Thanks!

Marjorie
(3 posts)

Written August 06 2009

My non-profit was created because of my life experiences and those in my family. The Right Mentor is my for-profit coaching business that helps single mothers transition from career to business owner. The Right Mentor non-profit is expanding out to the single mothers that are struggle financially, recovering from drug addictions and teenage mothers. We will help them create a purpose driven business, personal growth, healthy lifestyles and financial independence.
This comes out of my 10 years as a single mother and tired of the struggle that I married my now husband to live a life of security. Well, not the best choice. Also, I have 2 sisters burdened with drug abuse. One has completed her first year of a two-year program (to avoid prison time), the other is still battling.
This is for them!
My BlogTalk Radio Show is a platform for women that you are looking for. I invite these women to come on and share their personal stories of struggle and defeat. I want single mothers to be empowered and inspired.
I will be emailing you Barabara. I would love to have you as a guest on my show.

Marjorie Bostwick

Donna
(6 posts)

Written August 17 2009

Blimey Barbara where do I start!

Both myself and my business partner have suffered a multitude of lifes 'lemons' and we are still overcoming one or two whilst getting our business off the ground - I will submit my story on your website - please let me know if its what you are looking for.

Kindest regards

Donna

Mandie
(10 posts)

Written August 17 2009

Hi Barbara,

Off to your website now.

I wonder if you would like to use some of the content from my blog How to be a non perfect mum. As long as you let people know where it came from. I am determined to help people move on from the lemons in their lives. I will write my big fat juicy lemon story for you and if there is anyway that I can help you and your organisation, please do let me know.

Best Wishes,

Mandie